Shane Stafford

Top 25 QBs in AFL history: NO. 1-5AFL Press Release
Completing its countdown of the 25 Greatest Quarterbacks in AFL History, the Silver Anniversary Committee has announced the five greatest quarterbacks in Arena Football history.

Breaking it Down - 2010 Week TwoAndy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
The second week of AFL action featured just as many games as teams on that had bye weeks – just five games and five byes. It’s also the largest number of byes in AFL history and the lowest number of total AFL games in a single week since 1994 when there were 11 teams. Let’s take a look back at the short, but pretty eventful five-game Week Two.

CT History: Hartford Familiar With Arena Football FlopsHartford Courant
The state was awarded an AFL expansion franchise in 1994 and settled on the name Connecticut Coyotes. They chose Merv Mosley with the first pick in the expansion draft, who played at Waterford High and was in the league from 1990 to '92 as a defensive back and receiver.

The Glove is not going anywhere.Central Florida News 13|
The Glove is not going anywhere. One of the greatest players to ever play in arena football is Kenny McEntyre, also known as The Glove.

Shane Stafford named to Al Lucas teamOrlando Predators Press Release
On Monday Orlando Predators quarterback Shane Stafford was named to the Arena Football League’s Al Lucas Team. To be a member of this team the player must be an active member in his community and Stafford has been a staple in the Orlando and Tampa Bay communities during his AFL career.

AFL: Gladiators looking for upset in GeorgiaChronicle-Telegram
The devil may have gone down to Georgia in search of a soul, but the Cleveland Gladiators are looking for an upset.
The Gladiators (10-7) visit the Georgia Force (10-6) tonight in the quarterfinals of the Arena Football League playoffs.

Preds' season endsOrlando Sentinel
The Predators fell to the Cleveland Gladiators 69-66 in the wild-card round of the Arena Football League playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena.

3 reasons the Preds will winOrlando Sentinel
It's crunch time for the Orlando Predators. The fifth-seeded Preds (9-7) play at fourth-seeded Cleveland (9-7) tonight in the first round of the Arena Football League playoffs.

TT Tolliver's fumble stops late drive in Orlando Predators' lossOrlando Sentinel
Wide receiver T.T. Toliver fumbled the potential go-ahead touchdown with just more than two minutes left, as the Orlando Predators fell to the Cleveland Gladiators 69-66 on Monday night in the wild-card round of the Arena Football League playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena.

Preds fall apart in loss to StormOrlando Sentinel
The Predators (8-7) lost for the fourth time in the past five games, 71-61, in the "War on I-4" against the Tampa Bay Storm on Saturday. The Predators moved the ball almost at will, but were only able to stop the Storm from a touchdown on one drive.

Rattlers top Predators, make playoffsEast Valley Tribune
Matt Sauk’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Siaha Burley with five seconds remaining lifted the Arizona Rattlers past the Orlando Predators 60-53, clinching an Arena Football League playoff spot for the Rattlers.

Pool of quality QBs running thinESPN
GMs looking to the Arena Football League for the next Kurt Warner will have to pick him out of a lineup featuring current AFL passing leaders Matt D'Orazio, Joe Germaine, Russ Michna, Tony Graziani, Chris Greisen, Aaron Garcia, Raymond Philyaw, Matt Nagy, Shane Stafford and, well, best of luck to ya.

Sloppy play dooms PredsOrlando Sentinel
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Orlando Predators Friday night against the Dallas Desperados.

Toliver: No place like PredsOrlando Sentinel
When the Orlando Predators host San Jose at 7:30 tonight at Amway Arena, SaberCats Coach Darren Arbet said it will be no secret what the top priority of his defense will be.

Arena Football News and NotesSports Memo
We can add the Chicago Rush to the ‘teams that don’t have backup quarterback issues’ list after watching Russ Michna play for the past two weeks.

Predators take 6th in a rowOrlando Sentinel
Orlando Predators wide receiver Chas Gessner caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Shane Stafford with 5 seconds remaining in the game to extend the Predators' (6-2) Arena Football League winning streak to six games Saturday night as they defeated the Georgia Force (3-4) 65-62.

Improved defense, timely offense spur Predators' streakOrlando Sentinel
Early this season, things weren't looking good for the Orlando Predators. They were fielding their most inexperienced roster in years. The secondary was porous and the offense struggled with protecting the quarterback, leading to the team's first 0-2 start since 2004.

Rampage offense stalls in loss to PredatorsThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Since shattering Arena Football League and team scoring records in Weeks 4 and 5, the high-powered Grand Rapids Rampage offense has all but disappeared in the first half of a pair of stunning defeats. It happened again Sunday.

Rookie kicker comes through for OrlandoOrlando Sentinel
John Vaughn kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to give the Orlando Predators a 47-44 victory over the Columbus Destroyers on Saturday night in the Arena Football League.

Defense comes up bigOrlando Sentinel
The Orlando Predators were one yard away from starting the Arena Football League season 1-3, but Georgia receiver Chris Pauley stepped out of bounds as time expired and Orlando came away with a 50-45 victory Saturday night at Amway Arena.

Breaking it down - 2008 Week ThreeAndy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
With Week Three of the 2008 Arena Football League season in the books, here are some breakdowns of this past week’s AFL action based on interesting statistical and historical notes, weekly leaders and other things from each game.

Blaze lose to Predators, drop to 0-3Deseret News
For the third consecutive week to start out the 2008 Arena Football League season, the Utah Blaze found a way to lose on Friday night.

Preds ready for VooDooOrlando Sentinel
Growing pains were inevitable. The Orlando Predators added 17 fresh faces to their roster and started 10 Arena Football League rookies on the road against a seasoned Philadelphia Soul team last week. The Preds fell 77-56 in their season opener March 1. Orlando Coach Jay Gruden responded to the loss with a week's worth of grueling practices and fire-and-brimstone speeches.

Soul season ready to kick offCherry Hill Courier Post
The Soul begins its fifth Arena Football League season Saturday night amid high hopes that the team is equipped to make a strong run for an Arena Bowl championship.

Led af2 with 85 TD passes in 2000 for the Tallahassee Thunder and became first af2 QB to record two 400+yd, 9-score games. In 2006, he became the first AFL QB to pass for 400+ yards in consecutive games.